Brief Life History of Katherine Sophia
When Katherine Sophia Roper was born in 1865, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Greaves Roper, was 43 and her mother, Marianne Cholerton, was 39. She married John Ernest Oliver on 25 June 1890, in Crookes, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Nether Hallam, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Lower Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died in 1936, in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71.
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- Cathrine S Roper in household of William G Roper, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Katherine Sophia, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- Catherine S Roper in household of William Greaves Roper, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
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1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): occupational name from Middle English roper(e) ‘maker or seller of rope’. See Roop .
North German (Röper): occupational name for a town crier, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German rōpen ‘to call’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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